It will be an historic day for the Townsville Blackhawks at Jack Manski Oval playing their first Intrust Super Cup match, and they’ve pulled out a solid starting outfit littered with Origin and first grade experience to take on fellow North Queensland Cowboys feeder club Mackay Cutters.

Former Maroon Neville Costigan leads a powerful forward pack that includes captain Dan Beasley and former Cowboys Ricky Thorby and Anthony Mitchell.

There’ll be a little extra rivalry between the two with Rhyse Martin taking on his brother Tyson who has been named at 12 for the Cutters.

Mackay will field a different team to the one that finished last season, but it’s hardly low on firepower with new five-eighth Cameron Cullen and Cowboy Tautau Moga to feature in the backline.